嘗て
Common
Adverb
Noun
1
adverb (fukushi)nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
word usually written using kana alone
once;before;formerly;ever;former;ex-
一般に日本人は、自分たちがかつてより暮らし向きがよくなったと考えている。
The Japanese at large consider themselves better off than they used to be.
2
adverb (fukushi)nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
word usually written using kana alone
never yet;never before;first time;still not happened
used with neg. verb
Other forms
曽て 【かつて】 (rarely used kanji form) · 都て 【かつて】 (rarely used kanji form) · 曾て 【かつて】 (search-only kanji form)